In February 2014 a delegation from Uzbekistan visited Airbus’s Getafe site in Spain to see the C295, local sources reported, at which point a down-selection to the type may have been made.

It is understood that the undisclosed order was placed in May 2014 during the Kadex exhibition in Kazakhstan, and the first Uzbekistan C295 completed its maiden flight on 17 June from the company’s site in Seville, Spain.